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Omega General Help / Re: Can't Start Car - Please Help

« on: 02 October 2006, 22:55:13 »

Hey Kev, cheers for that....

Is it the cable or the cable location, gonna take theboys advice and re-route it!

Good job that Autovaux had the parts, Vx dealers wanted £74 ex VAT, cheeky bugga's!

It's the cable location and where the cable is routed, at the rear of the engine.

Sound advice from Jamie. I re-routed mine when i changed it, there is enough cable on the new sensor to do so. Just make sure you use plenty of cable ties so you're well away from the exhaust manifold and downpipe. You'll be surprised how easy it is. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

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Omega General Help / Re: Can't Start Car - Please Help

« on: 02 October 2006, 22:42:03 »

Sounds like relay to me, i had a problem last year, where was just cutting out when stopped at junctions, called AA, FOUND NOTHIN....

I'm surprised he didn't tell you to change the CamSensor.  

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Omega General Help / Re: Can't Start Car - Please Help

« on: 02 October 2006, 22:39:51 »

not uncommon...

What that they fail often or that 120k is the norm  

That they fail often, or at least, the cable does.  

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Omega General Help / Re: Can't Start Car - Please Help

« on: 02 October 2006, 19:56:25 »

Who's correct? Me or LB66?  I'm sure someone will start a poll...

You've certainly put forward a better case, but alas, i've learned my lesson.    

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Omega General Help / Re: Can't Start Car - Please Help

« on: 02 October 2006, 17:42:11 »

Any news?

Do you have any stored fault codes for us yet, or have you got the car running?  

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Omega General Help / Re: Can't Start Car - Please Help

« on: 01 October 2006, 23:57:27 »

Have not checked EML, car is now stuck like 20 miles away, will check it 2mo,crank will come up anyway... anything else specific it may point towards

You should check for a DTC, the answer could be right there waiting to be flashed out and will only take seconds to do.  

Did not check for coil being energised, how would I do that please?

Again, using your meter. You'll need to withdraw the suspect relay and insert your probes into the connectors which power the coil. There may be a pinout diagram on the relay, i'm not 100%. If not you can open it up to see which pins are required. A half decent meter with a good set of probes is required. Again, this should be checked while cranking. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Can't Start Car - Please Help

« on: 01 October 2006, 23:39:38 »

Thanks for the help.

Yep, had a meter on the pump and no voltage whilst cranking...

Next, are you getting power to energise the coil of said fuel pump relay, again, while cranking?

It really is a process of elimination here. Did you get any DTC's from the ECU?

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Omega General Help / Re: Can't Start Car - Please Help

« on: 01 October 2006, 23:33:13 »

Hi Kev,

Cryptics....

Do you think its the relay?

It could be, have you paperclip'd it yet? It would help to know if you had a DTC stored.

Looks like it's not the crank sensor though, you were correct in your previous post, the EML would stay on while cranking if that were the case. Also, as Jaime says, the EML would flash while cranking if it were an immobiliser issue, so that pretty much rules that out too.

Have you had a meter at the fuel pump to check for power there while cranking?  

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Omega General Help / Re: Can't Start Car - Please Help

« on: 01 October 2006, 23:22:55 »

Bah....  

What are the probables...?

Immobiliser
Sensor
ECU
Fuse
Relay

Anything else?

Out of fuel?    Hey, you'd be surprised!  

Kev may have some ideas . . .  

I don't think it's what you think i think it is.  

Not if the EML is extinguishing while cranking.  

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Omega General Help / Re: Wiring Question

« on: 09 October 2006, 22:36:06 »

With leather, check heaters work before buying - quite often they don't, and heaters cannot be easily replaced on leather...

Yep, that's correct, the complete leather cover needs to be replaced if the heater is blown, and they cost an arm, a leg, and a gonad ( ) to buy new from Vx. Over £200 if i remember correctly.  

I changed mine, fiddly just about describes it. But then i suppose everything on the Omega is.  

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt DVD/party

« on: 09 October 2006, 22:02:48 »

I've read enough about these Cambelt parties to know I want an invite to the next one, wherever it is... Is anybody planning one real soon?

Yep, i've heard they're really worthwhile, even if it's only for a bacon buttie.  

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt DVD

« on: 27 September 2006, 08:19:22 »

Ok who do I see about ordering the DVD? sounds very usefull !!

Cheers Gord.

Send a PM to RobinHood, and he'll sort you out.  

Some more info about the DVD is available here.

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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt DVD

« on: 26 September 2006, 21:11:07 »

Best 3 quid i've spent in a long while.  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

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Omega General Help / Re: Radio display and C/C lighting

« on: 09 October 2006, 22:25:18 »

when i could still 'acquire' for free, i used to use those relay contact cleaning files....

Tsk. I would never indulge in such dishonest behaviour.  

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Omega General Help / Re: Radio display and C/C lighting

« on: 09 October 2006, 22:15:13 »

I use a fibreglass cleaning pencil and then a wipe with isoclene on electrical contacts, usually works a treat.

Beat me to it.  

Fibreglass stick, use 'em in work for contact cleaning. Come up like new every time.